Assistant Shop Manager

  • Northallerton
  • 15 days ago

Martin House has been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions from West, North and East Yorkshire for more than 30 years. Every year we care for more than 420 families at our hospice in Boston Spa, in hospitals and in their own homes. We also support more than 150 bereaved families each year.

We are looking for someone who wants to join our friendly team on Northallerton High Street. This role is for 7.5 hours and can be as flexible as you need it to be; either one full day, or several shorter shifts Mon - Fri.

You will love working with people and be excited about generating funds for your local children’s hospice. You will be supportive of your shop manager and help to lead the team with positivity and enthusiasm.

Our ideal candidate will

• Be dedicated, compassionate, work in collaboration with other teams, be open, honest, flexible, caring and deliver high standards in everything they do.

• Want to work in a well-established, award-winning charity retail team, raising funds to support our children, young people, and their families from the time of their referral through to end-of-life care.

• Understand the importance of creating a community hub within our charity shops, and be able to provide a safe, inclusive environment from which to generate revenue for our hospice.

• Be flexible with their time when they can, as opportunities to cover Annual Leave and other absences will be available over the business year.

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

• Annual Leave – 8 weeks per year including bank holidays

• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.

• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10% contributory AVIVA scheme.

• Enhanced Maternity and Partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement • Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of change Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families

• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer

• Life insurance – two times annual salary

Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here. For further information please contact our Retail Area Manager, Liz Florence, via lflorence@martinhouse.org.uk The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 8th November 2024. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 19th November 2024 in our Northallerton shop. If you have not heard from us by 13th November 2024, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.